Category Archives: Canada

BANFF, Alta. - The highway that winds through British Columbia’s Kootenay National Park was closed for much of the day Wednesday as wildfire smoke made for dangerous driving conditions. Parks Ca...

SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - The management of a Quebec agricultural fair is admitting it made a mistake in allowing a group associated with the Hells Angels to sell products at the site. Fair director Fra...

OTTAWA - While Liberals and Conservatives trade accusations that they’re hurting Canada’s position in the imminent renegotiation of NAFTA, the Trudeau government has tapped the Tories̵...

BAKER LAKE, Nunavut - The sister of a Nunavut man who died of a stroke after RCMP put him in a jail cell thinking he was drunk wants police to learn from their mistake. “They mishandled him, jus...

HALIFAX - Officials say an attempt to smuggle 200 kilograms of hash by hiding it in chocolate bars was foiled by border officers and an X-ray machine in Halifax. A Mississauga, Ont., man is facing mul...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s secret, security-conscious method for working while at his vacation home in Costa Rica involves his wife’s personal email account and her cell...

BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A trial date has been set for a Saskatchewan farmer accused of fatally shooting an Indigenous man. Gerald Stanley’s second-degree murder trial in the death of Colten Boushie ...

Montreal’s iconic Olympic Stadium will be the first place some newcomers to Canada call home, with the venue being pressed into use as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers as of Wednesday. The...

MONTREAL - Uniformed Canadian military personnel who march in Montreal’s Pride parade for the first time later this month will do so with the blessing of Canada’s top soldier, according to...

VICTORIA - Federal NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh felt compelled during Wednesday’s debate in Victoria to tack on an adjective to what he considers a key difference between the New Democra...